most strikeouts by pitcher under age 26 in 2025

Paul Skenes struck out the most hitters by a pitcher younger than 26 in 2025, with 216 strikeouts.

NAMESOAgeSEASONTMGWLW%GSERACGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Paul Skenes
P. Skenes
216
23
2025
PIT PIT
32
10
10
.500
32
1.97
1
0
0
187.2
136
41
45
11
42
6
0
0
733
2
10.36
2.01
5.14
0.53
29.5
5.7
0.95
.273
2.16
45
2.36
57
6.52
37
2Bryan Woo
B. Woo
198
25
2025
SEA SEA
30
15
7
.682
30
2.94
0
0
0
186.2
137
61
64
26
36
4
0
0
731
3
9.55
1.74
5.50
1.25
27.1
4.9
0.93
.238
3.09
77
3.46
86
6.61
11.4
3Gavin Williams
G. Williams
173
25
2025
CLE CLE
31
12
5
.706
31
3.06
0
0
0
167.2
130
57
62
23
83
3
0
0
704
9
9.29
4.46
2.08
1.23
24.6
11.8
1.27
.254
3.33
75
4.39
107
6.98
-5.8
4Jack Leiter
J. Leiter
148
25
2025
TEX TEX
29
10
10
.500
29
3.86
0
0
0
151.2
127
65
69
18
67
5
0
0
646
10
8.78
3.98
2.21
1.07
22.9
10.4
1.28
.267
4.09
96
4.14
99
7.54
0.5
5Shane Smith
S. Smith
145
25
2025
CWS CWS
29
7
8
.467
29
3.81
0
0
0
146.1
117
62
70
17
58
12
0
1
616
8
8.92
3.57
2.50
1.05
23.5
9.4
1.20
.260
4.31
93
4.09
96
7.20
2.7
6Sean Burke
S. Burke
133
25
2025
CWS CWS
28
4
11
.267
22
4.22
0
0
0
134.1
131
63
76
23
63
6
0
0
596
2
8.91
4.22
2.11
1.54
22.3
10.6
1.44
.291
5.09
103
4.91
116
8.78
-9.6
7Hunter Greene
H. Greene
132
25
2025
CIN CIN
19
7
4
.636
19
2.76
1
1
0
107.2
75
33
35
15
26
2
0
0
420
5
11.03
2.17
5.08
1.25
31.4
6.2
0.94
.245
2.93
64
3.27
76
6.27
12
8Quinn Priester
Q. Priester
132
24
2025
MIL MIL
29
13
3
.813
24
3.32
0
0
0
157.1
145
58
62
18
50
6
2
0
653
4
7.55
2.86
2.64
1.03
20.2
7.7
1.24
.284
3.55
79
4.01
98
8.29
1.4
9Taj Bradley
T. Bradley
127
24
2025
TOT
27
6
8
.429
27
5.05
0
0
0
142.2
131
80
88
19
56
4
0
0
605
7
8.01
3.53
2.27
1.20
21.0
9.3
1.31
.281
5.55
123
4.34
104
8.26
-2.3
10Matthew Liberatore
M. Liberatore
122
25
2025
STL STL
29
8
12
.400
29
4.21
0
0
0
151.2
158
71
79
19
40
4
0
0
648
6
7.24
2.37
3.05
1.13
18.8
6.2
1.31
.300
4.69
102
4.02
99
9.38
0.4
11Ben Brown
B. Brown
121
25
2025
CHC CHC
25
5
8
.385
15
5.92
0
0
1
106.1
121
70
73
18
32
4
3
0
472
5
10.24
2.71
3.78
1.52
25.6
6.8
1.44
.347
6.18
143
4.07
100
10.24
-0.3
12Cade Povich
C. Povich
118
25
2025
BAL BAL
22
3
8
.273
20
5.21
0
0
0
112.1
125
65
70
17
43
1
0
2
488
6
9.45
3.45
2.74
1.36
24.2
8.8
1.50
.350
5.61
130
4.17
100
10.01
0
13Noah Cameron
N. Cameron
114
25
2025
KCR KCR
24
9
7
.563
24
2.99
0
0
0
138.1
109
46
46
18
43
3
0
1
556
3
7.42
2.80
2.65
1.17
20.5
7.7
1.10
.241
2.99
71
4.17
99
7.09
0.7
14Joey Cantillo
J. Cantillo
108
25
2025
CLE CLE
34
5
3
.625
13
3.21
0
0
1
95.1
78
34
39
10
42
0
10
0
401
2
10.20
3.97
2.57
0.94
26.9
10.5
1.26
.282
3.68
79
3.55
87
7.36
5.8
15Spencer Schwellenbach
S. Schwellenbach
108
25
2025
ATL ATL
17
7
4
.636
17
3.09
1
0
0
110.2
89
38
44
13
18
2
0
1
434
2
8.78
1.46
6.00
1.06
24.9
4.1
0.97
.259
3.58
73
3.25
79
7.24
10.4
16Brad Lord
B. Lord
108
25
2025
WSH WSH
48
5
10
.333
19
4.34
0
0
0
130.2
126
63
65
17
43
3
2
0
546
1
7.44
2.96
2.51
1.17
19.8
7.9
1.29
.291
4.48
102
4.22
100
8.68
0
17Simeon Woods Richardson
S. Woods Richardson
107
24
2025
MIN MIN
23
7
4
.636
22
4.04
0
0
0
111.1
96
50
53
17
46
3
0
0
471
4
8.65
3.72
2.33
1.37
22.7
9.8
1.28
.265
4.28
99
4.51
109
7.76
-4.8
18Eury Pérez
E. Pérez
105
22
2025
MIA MIA
20
7
6
.538
20
4.25
0
0
0
95.1
68
45
47
12
32
3
0
0
385
9
9.91
3.02
3.28
1.13
27.3
8.3
1.05
.240
4.44
100
3.66
89
6.42
5
19Mitchell Parker
M. Parker
103
25
2025
WSH WSH
33
9
16
.360
30
5.68
0
0
1
164.2
178
104
116
25
58
4
2
0
725
3
5.63
3.17
1.78
1.37
14.2
8.0
1.43
.286
6.34
133
4.98
118
9.73
-13.6
20Ronny Henriquez
R. Henriquez
98
25
2025
MIA MIA
69
7
1
.875
0
2.22
0
0
7
73.0
53
18
23
8
27
4
9
2
303
2
12.08
3.33
3.63
0.99
32.3
8.9
1.10
.271
2.84
52
3.14
76
6.53
8
21Mike Burrows
M. Burrows
97
25
2025
PIT PIT
23
2
4
.333
19
3.94
0
0
0
96.0
88
42
43
13
31
5
0
1
402
2
9.09
2.91
3.13
1.22
24.1
7.7
1.24
.293
4.03
91
3.99
97
8.25
1.5
22Cade Horton
C. Horton
97
23
2025
CHC CHC
23
11
4
.733
22
2.67
0
0
0
118.0
95
35
40
10
33
6
0
0
476
1
7.40
2.52
2.94
0.76
20.4
6.9
1.08
.258
3.05
65
3.58
88
7.25
6.2
23Abner Uribe
A. Uribe
90
25
2025
MIL MIL
75
3
2
.600
0
1.67
0
0
7
75.1
51
14
18
4
27
6
15
2
298
5
10.75
3.23
3.33
0.48
30.2
9.1
1.04
.275
2.15
40
2.74
67
6.09
11.4
24Emmet Sheehan
E. Sheehan
89
25
2025
LAD LAD
15
6
3
.667
12
2.82
0
0
0
73.1
49
23
29
7
22
2
0
0
291
2
10.92
2.70
4.05
0.86
30.6
7.6
0.97
.246
3.56
68
2.92
69
6.01
10.4
25Zebby Matthews
Z. Matthews
88
25
2025
MIN MIN
16
5
6
.455
16
5.56
0
0
0
79.1
94
49
50
12
24
0
0
0
354
2
9.98
2.72
3.67
1.36
24.9
6.8
1.49
.357
5.67
136
3.78
92
10.66
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89
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Pirates Pirates
82
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Mon
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Phillies Phillies - w
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80
82
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Nationals Nationals
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81
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Rangers Rangers
80
82
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Athletics Athletics
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Angels Angels
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Tue
9/15
MIL MIL
@
PIT PIT
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CWS CWS
@
CLE CLE
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9/16
SFG SFG
@
STL STL
6-5
Wed
9/16
NYY NYY
@
MIN MIN
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DET DET
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TOR TOR
1-5

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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TEX TEX
@
HOU HOU
4:00 AM
Thu
3/25
BAL BAL
@
TBR TBR
4:00 AM
Thu
3/25
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@
LAD LAD
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Thu
3/25
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@
DET DET
4:00 AM
Thu
3/25
NYM NYM
@
MIA MIA
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